Binance’s L2 solution opBNB mainnet is live

• opBNB mainnet has gone dwell for infrastructure suppliers a number of days after Binance introduced its deployment.
• The testnet for the layer-2 scaling answer constructed on the OP Stack took one and half months.

BNB Chain has announced that its layer 2 scaling platform opBNB mainnet is now dwell for infrastructure suppliers, placing the EVM-compatible answer on the trail to the a lot anticipated public launch.

opBNB is constructed utilizing the OP Stack and leverages Optimistic Rollups to permit for low fuel charges, community stability and safety. Its significance to the optimum efficiency of the BNB Chain ecosystem could possibly be felt throughout gaming, decentralised exchanges (DEXs) and digital collectibles.

opBNB mainnet launch

opBNB’s mainnet launch for infrastructure suppliers means the subsequent step is a public launch, powering recent adoption from builders and initiatives.

Immediately, opBNB mainnet opens as much as Infrastructure suppliers 🙌

Learn our Path to Mainnet weblog to search out out extra as we get one step nearer to the general public opBNB mainnet launch.

Beneath, we have included a number of hyperlinks for getting began!https://t.co/K2XHAU4NrH

— BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) August 16, 2023

Binance launched the opBNB testnet on June 19 and lately unveiled a promotion dubbed “Odyssey” because it revealed the approaching launch of the protocol’s mainnet. That announcement got here on August 10, with mainnet deployment scheduled for this month as BNB Chain ready for a big milestone that would revamp its place within the decentralised finance ecosystem.

On-chain transactions by the BNBChain neighborhood throughout the testnet surpassed 7 million, with a every day transaction vary of 100-150K.  A complete of 435,972 distinctive pockets addresses linked to the community, Binance famous in a current post highlighting opBNB’s testnet efficiency.

The community additionally noticed greater than 6k every day lively customers and 40 dApps deployed on the testnet throughout the one-and-half months of testing.

BNB value outlook

BNB, the native cryptocurrency powering the BNB Chain ecosystem, was buying and selling round $233 on the time of writing – down 2% previously 24 hours and almost 5% previously week. In the meantime, whole worth locked belongings on the chain stood at $3.07 billion.